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Nah, it was just StandbyStress. It was the thought that I might miss my flight and have to spend ANOTHER night sleeping on an airport chair. I didn't know my layover involved driving from JFK to LaGuardia until I got there. Luckily there was no traffic that day. My cab driver was amazed and told me I was one lucky bitch.

He didn't really call me a bitch. He called me a girl. But it's what he meant.

Saw Skyfall last night. I felt like it was trying to be a bridge. Like its purpose was to lead into a better Bond movie. The last scene was awesome. Also the Adele song at the beginning was awesome! She has a great Bond song voice.

Saw Skyfall last night. I felt like it was trying to be a bridge. Like its purpose was to lead into a better Bond movie.

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Good point. They got themselves another M, another Q and went as far back as possible in the origin story. On the other hand, I regret they did not conclude the whole story with Quantum, Mr White's outfit, because despite its flaws Quantum of Solace showed some promise by following Casino Royale's stating point with this global menace, both anonymous and multifaceted.

I was going to go see Skyfall tonight, but when looking up times I saw that Lincoln was already playing, so now I don't know. I will not be reading spoilers for either movie, as I assume Lincoln dies from dysentery.

If they decided that he should suicide in the movie while Confederates were raiding the White House, that'd be, like, the exact opposite of what Inglourious Basterds did with Hitler. That'd be awesome.

This kind of reminds me of the time I was having after work drinks with my mentor-boss and some other folks. We were talking about Oprah Winfrey and her giant media empire and the name of it, which is Harpo something....I was like, "Yeah, Harpo was the name of her character's husband in The Color Purple", and they were like..."It's Oprah spelled backwards" and I was like..oh yeah, it's that, too, of course. :(>

A spotless mind - a mind where the person you love is no longer present
Eternal sunshine - he still can't forget her, you see how even in the process of erasing his memories they still cling to each other, and after the erasing they still find a way to be together even if they don't remember their life before

Saw Lincoln over the weekend. Good movie. Daniel Day Lewis definitely going to win best actor. Sometimes, (this may be just me) it felt too much like a movie. The musical score took me out of certain scenes but otherwise, good movie.

Not a fan. And I didn't read the comic book. I wonder if that would've helped.

Probably not. The book and movie are still pretty similar as far as storyline goes. I watched the movie before reading the comic. Loved the movie, Enjoyed the comic book even more, still love the movie.

Just watched Seven Psychopaths. Enjoyed it, but not sure if I... liked it, if that makes sense. The analysis isn't clear. There's clearly a greater message/theme, but I can't seem to mine it out of all the chaos.

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I feel that it has something to do with the dichotomy of murder and suicide, where letting go can accomplish more than attempting to control. Murder is the "psychotic" practice of those that attempt to control a world that is beyond their reasoning, and inhabited by those trying to do the same. Bickle (same as Travis Bickle) thinks murder brings a sort of answer to his life of twisted morality. Walken's character was the opposite. He was a man that had realized that if one must take a life, the only way it would accomplish anything is if it was his own. Colin Farrell's character was the center balance of pacifism that was able to make it out of the situation by not participating in attempting to attain control when there was none to be had.

My expectations for Cloud Atlas were sky-high, it was one of the few books I've ever bought after reading (and I'm a total scrooge) just to be able to read it once again this lifetime. Well, the movie exceeded all expectation, I was curious about the ages, I'd heard they didn't keep the book separation (with just two "chapters" for each age), but this works much better on screen - the going from one age to another and back again, it was done so beautifully that the art almost made me cry a few times. Seriously, it hurt to see so much grace. For instance, there were scenes when a door opened in one age, then cut!, next age starting with an opening door and so on. Just beautiful, the most wonderfully crafted (does it work?) film I've seen this year.

If they decided that he should suicide in the movie while Confederates were raiding the White House, that'd be, like, the exact opposite of what Inglourious Basterds did with Hitler. That'd be awesome.

I thought this was great, even if nobody else noticed.

I saw Lincoln last night and liked it a lot. I'll see anything with Daniel Day Lewis, but this was a really great film. I had some problems with the ending, but whatever.

Edit: I just remembered I also watched W. last night, so I guess I saw two presidential movies in one night. Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush was hot.

W was actually pretty good. Oliver Stone is generally underrated because his style is riskier than most moviemakers' and misunderstood because of his politics, but there is always something interesting about his films.
I actually rate him higher than Christopher Nolan.

If they decided that he should suicide in the movie while Confederates were raiding the White House, that'd be, like, the exact opposite of what Inglourious Basterds did with Hitler. That'd be awesome.

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